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Colchicum bivonae
Low to short plant flowering in the autumn before the leaves appear. Leaves 5-9, linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, hairless, glossy green and more or less erect, 15-25 cm long. Flowers bowl-shaped, 4-6 cm, varying from pinkish-lilac to deep rosy-purple, strongly chequered; tepals 5-6 cm long, not twisted; anthers purplish to brownish.
Rocky places and dryish grassy hillslopes, often in scrub.
Spotted on Nov 1, 2015
Submitted on Nov 1, 2015
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